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Fed Holds Rates but Internal Divide Grows as Energy Crisis Fuels Inflation
The US Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate at 3.5-3.75% for the fifth time this year, but three policymakers pushed ...
Fed Chair Warsh Calls FOMC Split a 'Family Fight' as Three Dissenters Try to Force Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve held its key rate at 3.5%-3.75% for a fifth straight meeting, but an unusual 8-3 vote highlighted de...
Gold Slips on Oil and Rate Fears, Then Reverses After Hawkish Fed Hold
COMEX gold futures dipped in regular trading as Middle East tensions boosted oil and yields, but rebounded after the Fed...
Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged Again as Iran War, Oil Spike Trap Policymakers
The Federal Reserve held its key rate at 3.50–3.75% amid a 3-9 split vote and a new hawkish chair warning of zero tolera...
Fed Poised to Hold Rates as Iran Conflict Clouds Inflation Outlook
The Federal Reserve is expected to keep rates steady but signal a September hike as geopolitical tensions and elevated o...
US Mortgage Rates Hit 11-Month High, Squeezing Homebuyers
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed to 6.76% for the fourth straight week, the highest since August 2025, as...
Fed, Big Tech, and Oil Converge to Test Fragile Market Confidence
A South Korean chip stock rout, the Fed's most uncertain meeting since 2018, and renewed Middle East strikes set a tense...
Dollar Edges Lower Ahead of Fed Decision, Yen Near 40-Year Low
The US dollar dipped slightly but held near one-month highs on Wednesday as markets braced for a Federal Reserve rate de...
Federal Reserve Set to Hold Rates as Markets Watch Warsh for Signal on Next Move
The FOMC is widely expected to keep the federal funds rate at 3.50–3.75% on July 29, but Chair Kevin Warsh’s press confe...
Fed Decision Looms: Why a Hawkish Hold Could Send Shockwaves Through Bonds and Mortgages
The Federal Reserve's July meeting is clouded by the highest policy uncertainty since 2024. Even if rates stay on hold, ...
Investors Position for a Hawkish Fed Hold Amid Inflation Anxiety and Oil Volatility
With oil volatile and inflation expectations at risk, Wall Street braces for a hawkish Fed hold. Dissent and rising vola...
Wall Street Futures Slip as Fed, Big Tech Earnings, and Iran Tensions Converge
US stock futures dipped on Tuesday evening with investors bracing for a pivotal Fed rate decision, a wave of mega-cap te...
Fed Holds Rates as Hawks Eye Hikes Amid Iran War Inflation Surge
The US Federal Reserve is set to keep rates at 3.50-3.75%, but surging oil prices from the Iran conflict are pushing som...
Dow and S&P 500 Rise as Tech Drags Nasdaq Down; Fed Decision Looms
US stocks diverged sharply on Tuesday: industrials and consumer staples surged on strong earnings, while chipmakers slum...
Crude Jumps 4% on Hormuz Clash; Tech Rout Deepens as AI Doubts Mount
Oil prices surged more than 4% after Iran halted tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and US-Saudi strikes hit Iraq. Asian te...
Oil Jumps 5% on Iran Tensions, Tech Rout Deepens Ahead of Fed
US crude surged past $83 as forces intercepted an Iranian attack, while semiconductor shares extended losses and investo...
Nasdaq 100 Correction Deepens as AI-Chip Gloom Spreads, Dow Rises on Earnings, Oil Slips
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 fell 0.98%, capping a five-day slide that pushed the index into a 10% correction from record h...
Why This Wednesday Won't Be a 'Super Wednesday' for Fed and Copom Watchers
The FOMC meets this week, but Brazil's Copom isn't holding its decision meeting until next week. Here's why the two cent...
Key Fed Inflation Gauge Expected to Cool in June; Rate‑Hike Bets Still Alive
Economists see the PCE index slowing to a 3.8% annual pace on lower fuel costs, but core inflation remains sticky and tr...
Under Warsh, Higher U.S. Rates May Not Derail the Bull Market — Here’s Why
As the Fed signals a more hawkish path under Kevin Warsh, a new analysis challenges the assumption that rising rates aut...
US Core Capital Goods Orders Climb 0.9% in June as Shipments Surge 1.9%
New orders for American-made capital goods rose more than expected, and shipments jumped at the fastest pace in months, ...
Global Stocks Rally as Oil Tumbles on US-Iran Truce, Tech Earnings Loom
Equities and bonds surge after oil drops 6% on halt in Middle East strikes, shifting focus to megacap tech results and F...
Oil above $100 and hawkish FOMC dissent set stage for Warsh's 'family feud'
A surge in oil prices and chip-driven consumer costs puts the Fed on the spot this week, with economists expecting at le...
Gold Edges Up on Dollar Weakness as Markets Weigh Middle East Pause and Fed Outlook
Spot gold rose 1% to $4,094.50 on Monday, supported by a softer U.S. dollar, while a halt to U.S.-Iran hostilities eased...
Oil Slumps 5% as Gulf Tensions Ease, Gold Rebounds on Easing Rate Fears
Crude oil fell sharply as a pause in hostilities near the Strait of Hormuz deflated the geopolitical risk premium, dragg...
MCX Gold, Silver Rally as Dollar Weakens; US Fed Decision Looms
Gold and silver futures climbed on India's MCX as a tumbling dollar and sliding crude oil prices, driven by a pause in U...
Oil Slides 7% as Iran Pledges to Halt Attacks If U.S. Truce Holds
Brent crude fell over 7% to a low of $90.9 a barrel after Iran told Reuters it would stop its own strikes as long as Was...
Gold Surges as US-Iran Truce Sends Oil Prices Tumbling, Easing Inflation Fears
Gold jumped over 1% on Monday as a weekend ceasefire between the US and Iran pushed oil down by as much as 7%, reducing ...
Gold Rallies, Ramco Tanks, and IT Earnings Shine: Markets Brace for Fed and BoE
Indian markets digest mixed signals as gold jumps on easing Middle East tensions, Ramco Systems plunges on a profit coll...
Wall Street Futures Climb as US-Iran Pause Boosts Risk Appetite, Oil Slides Ahead of Fed
A halt in US-Iran strikes sends Dow and Nasdaq futures sharply higher while crude prices shed 5%, but a Fed rate decisio...